vidarabine

English

Chemical structure of vidarabine

Alternative forms

• adenine arabinoside, ara-A

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -arabine (“arabinofuranosyl derivative”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /vɪˈdæɹ.əˌbin/, /vaɪˈdæɹ.əˌbin/

Noun

vidarabine (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An antiviral drug C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄·H₂O, a form of arabinofuranosyladenine, which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses.

References

• “vidarabine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• ivabradine